Clare Leighton

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Clare Leighton was a British-born American artist and writer best known for her influential wood engravings depicting rural life and labor in the early 20th century.

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Clare Leighton canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British emigrant to the United States
artist
illustrator
person
wood engraver
activeInPeriod early 20th century
birthDate 1898-04-12
birthPlace London, England
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
deathDate 1989-11-04
deathPlace Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States
educatedAt Central School of Arts and Crafts
Slade School of Fine Art
familyName Leighton
field book illustration
wood engraving
writing
gender female
genre labor and agriculture
rural life
givenName Clare
hasWorkInCollection British Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Victoria and Albert Museum
influencedBy agricultural labor
rural English countryside
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement wood engraving revival
name Clare Leighton
notableFor wood engravings depicting rural life and labor
notableWork Country Matters
Four Hedges
Southern Harvest
The Farmer’s Year
Wood-Engraving and Woodcuts
occupation artist
illustrator
wood engraver
writer
parent Marie Connor Leighton
Robert Leighton
residence United Kingdom
United States
Woodbridge, Connecticut
sibling Roland Leighton

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Leighton hasNotableBearer Clare Leighton
Clare Leighton name Clare Leighton
H. N. Brailsford spouse Clare Leighton